摘要 |
A process for preparing a carbohydrate polymer is disclosed, which comprises polymerising a sugar selected from the group consisting of a monosaccharide, dissacharide, oligosaccharide and hydrolysate of a carbohydrate polymer at a temperature below the point of substantial decomposition thereof and under reduced pressure in the presence of a catalytic effective amount of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of a monocarboxylic acid, a lactone of a monocarboxylic acid and arylol, while removing water formed during said polymerization, said organic acid being non-volatile and having only one acidic functionality and having no amino groups thereon.
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